These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation.

In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 02/02/1998
ISBN: 9780316925280
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.04w x 0.96d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 09/26/2008 pg. 38
Entertainment Weekly 06/03/2011 pg. 116